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Home-Style Refried Beans Recipe

Lime juice, cumin and cayenne pepper make these beans so tasty, particularly when compared to the canned variety. I like to dress them up with reduced-fat cheese and salsa. —Myra Innes of Auburn, Kansas

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 15 min.YIELD:8 servings

Ingredients

2/3 cup finely chopped onion

4 teaspoons canola oil

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 cans (15 ounces each) pinto beans, rinsed and drained

1/2 cup water

4 teaspoons lime juice

Directions

1.In a large saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Stir in the garlic, cumin, salt and cayenne; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add beans and mash. Add water; cook and stir until heated through and water is absorbed. Remove from the heat; stir in lime juice.
Yield: 2-2/3 cups.